VFX for Architectural Visualization

Learn practical techniques for making architectural renderings of buildings look as if they've been placed into an existing still image or full-motion video.

Introduction

• Communicate your architectural vision with VFX

1. Camera Tracking

• Import and track footage in After Effects
• Set the ground plane and reference objects
• Exporting an FBX camera from After Effects
• Importing an FBX camera into Maya
• Importing footage into Maya

2. 3D Model

• Model export from Revit
• Model export from 3ds Max
• Model UVs and group refine in Houdini
• Import a model into Maya
• Set up sun and sky lighting
• Ground plane
• Create Redshift materials
• Assign materials to model

3. 3D Foliage

• Acquire models from the SpeedTree store
• Exporting trees from SpeedTree
• Export a hedge from SpeedTree
• Install a SpeedTree plugin
• Importing a tree into Maya
• Import a hedge into Maya
• Review vegetation
• Creating .rstexbin files

4. 3D Rendering

• Object IDs
• Set up matte AOVs
• Set up ambient occlusion AOV
• Refine render settings

5. 3D Integration

• Import footage into After Effects
• Color correct a building
• Color correct trees
• Color correct hedges
• Final render

Conclusion

• Next steps